A gold bar cast at Shchyolkovo Plant of Secondary Precious Metals of the Yuzhuralzoloto Group of Companies. Sergei Bobylev | Tass | Getty Images The specter of war in Ukraine is spooking investors, and some are turning to gold. They may be wise to temper their urge for an all-out gold rush. The precious metal
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Monkeybusinessimages | Istock | Getty Images If you paid for child care last year, that expense could be valuable when you prepare your 2021 tax return. Along with some other tax changes, the “child and dependent care tax credit” was expanded in several ways. The upshot is that many households will get a bigger tax
John King listens to stories at Edgehill Farm September 08, 2019 in Gaithersburg, MD. Katherine Frey | The Washington Post | Getty Images John B. King, Jr., who served as education secretary under former President Barack Obama, has joined a number of other leading government officials calling on President Joe Biden to cancel student debt
Picking the right college has increasingly become a question of cost. But not everyone is choosing the most economical option. Since the start of the pandemic, college enrollment has continued to sink. For the most part, community colleges are the hardest hit, followed by public four-year colleges, according to a report by the National Student Clearinghouse
In this article EOCW Kamila Elliott Courtesy: Kamila Elliott When Kamila Elliott began her career in the financial services industry, she felt like an outsider. That feeling hasn’t changed a great deal. Elliott, 44, began working at Vanguard in participant services in 2000, and remembers being the only Black woman in her hiring class. “Even
Filadendron | E+ | Getty Images Companies are paying closer attention to what they pay their employees these days. To that point, 66% of organizations recently surveyed by Payscale said a pay equity analysis is a planned initiative in 2022, a 20% increase over last year. Pay equity is essentially equal pay for work of
Tom Werner | DigitalVision | Getty Images This tax season, which runs through April 18, is shaping up to be yet another complicated one for filers. Phone call volumes to the IRS are at record levels, the agency has a backlog of millions of claims from previous years and some pandemic-era changes still apply to
Sean Gladwell | Moment | Getty Images Escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine sent stock markets lower once again on Wednesday. Many individual investors are feeling the recent market declines triggered by geopolitical risks personally, particularly when it comes to their retirement account balances. Financial advisors say this could actually be an opportunity to put
martin-dm Investors are pulling money out of bond and money market funds at the fastest pace in years, as inflation and the specter of rising interest rates threaten returns in the short term. The outflow has been starkest for money market funds, which are cash-like funds with a low level of risk. Investors shifted $148
fizkes | iStock | Getty Images If you’re fretting about your 2021 tax bill, financial experts say there may be a chance to slash your balance before April 18, the deadline for most filers. With limited options after year-end, taxpayers may still have a few possibilities, said certified financial planner David Haas, president of Cereus
Getty Images If your teen or adult child in college has been dabbling in stocks or cryptocurrency, their gains may trigger a surprise bill at tax time. That’s because of the so-called “kiddie tax,” an extra levy for parents once their child’s investment income — capital gains, dividends and interest — exceeds a certain threshold.
krisanapong detraphiphat | Moment | Getty Images American consumers reported losing more than $5.8 billion to fraud last year, up from $3.4 billion in 2020 (an increase of more than 70%), the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday. Almost 2.8 million consumers filed a fraud report to the agency in 2021 — the highest number on